Improvement in washing-machines



a. 8.10NES &YB. F. KIDD.

Washing-Machine.

' Patented June1,1875.

WHNESSES: 5 J INVENTUB ATTDBNEYS.

THE GRAPHIC C0.PHOTO LITH.39&41 PARK PLAGLNLY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. JONES AND BENJAMIN F. KIDD, OF RUSSELLVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 164,004, dated June 1,1875; application filed April 21, 1875.

.T 0 all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE S. J ONES and BENJAMIN F. Km), ofRussellville, in the county of Logan and State of Kentucky, have 7 smalldetachable metallic rods that are passed through sections of rubbertubing which said series of rubber-covered rods form the periphery ofthe rollers.

In the drawing, A represents a frame-work in which are journaled tworollers, BB, the top one of which is provided with a crank, O,

i and a pressure-regulator, D. Said rollers consist of circular endplates E attached to the shaft F, metallic rods G which are detachablyfastened to the outer edge of the end plates and connect the same, andsections of rubber tubing H through which the rods are passed, the saidrubber-covered rods forming the periphery of the washing-rollers.

We are aware of the fact that ridged rubber rolls have been heretoforeused in washing-machines; but our roller is of a different constructionand secures additional advantages, in that the rubber'covered rods maybe turned when desirable, so as to present a new .surface for the rollerwhen the old one becomes softened or worn from use.

I is an endless or continuous bag which contains the clothes to bewashed, which passes between the two rollers B B, and is suspended 1below in the soap-water.

By means of the above-described arrangement is constructed a mostthorough and efficient washing-machine, and one which can equally aswell be used as a wringer. simply by removing the continuous bag fromthe wa ter, and compressing the spiral spring of the regulator by meansof the set-screw.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new isp Thewashing-roller, consisting of the end plates E, the detachable rods G,and the sections of rubber tubing H, all combined and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose described;

GEORGE S. JONES. BENJAMIN F. KIDD. Witnesses:

B. LAWLESS, Sn, Gno. F. LAWLESS.

